St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-05
GOSSIP OF THE CRAFTS.

Al Mckay, a well known st. Paul
typo, is about to issue a valuable book
upon the art of fast type-setting. Upon
the completion of his editorial work
upon the above book it is announced
that Mr.. Mckay will challenge William
Kennedy, of the West Publishing COM
pany, to a type-setting contest. The
promised contest causes much excite
ment in typographical circles.
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Among the base ball clubs which have
been organized in the different labor
organizations there is but little news
this week. Pat Coleman has resigned
from the Minnesota Shoe cOmpany'S
club. Tom ScOnnah has been signed to
play. short stop and Jim Hilton as
catcher.
Employment agencies find it difficult
to secure labOrerS for work on new rail
roads this season. The men will not
pay fee of 81, and go several hundred
miles for the privilege of working at
s2.75 day, when many contractors are
paying more than the above amount
right here in st. Paul.
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Mike O'Brien, the lightning horse
sheer of p. j. Hagan's shop, is one of the
enthusiastic horSeShoerS who bet some
thing less than 500 upon the st. Paul
boy in the contest last Saturday night at
MinneapoliS-and lost. After Mike had
up all his ''dust" he bet his boots. Last
evening the winner of the bet came
down from Minneapolis and took the
boots, while Mike walked home bare
footed.
A number of the locked-out bricllay-
ers of Chicago have arrived i'll ST. Paul
during the past two weeks, finding en-
plOyment Immediately upon their ar
rival.
County Commissioner NJ J. DAILY,
No. SOS delegate to the Inter
national Typographical union, left for
Buffalo Wednesday evening. mike"
wore brand new three story silk hat
upon his departure, a present from his
enthusiastic typographical friends
The Chicago bricklayers who have ar
rived in st. Paul ediately paid $40
initiation fee and joined the Bricklay-
erS' union of this city. They now see
the folly of their home union remaining
separate local organization, instead of
affiliating with the International Brick
layers union.
Nj. j. Lang, the oil man, made his
mark in st. Paul as carpenter, but he
hasn't butchered any wood for long
time. now. He is almost as gay as Sigh
Toneman, the heightened man from
West st. Paul.
The Bakers union will issue a label
, to all shops employing union labor.
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Typographical Union No. 80 will hold
its regular monthly meeting to-day
The principal business for consideration
will be the initiation of new members
and receiving new applications
A. r. Burkdall, commissioner of labor
statistics, returned from Edgerton yes
terday, having been called home by the
sickness of his family. The work of
collecting statistics will now be pro-
ceeded with and continued for the
greater part of the summer.
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The Minnesota Shoe Company club
refuses to play while Jim Morrow acts
as umpire, unless Jim shaveS off those
side-burn whiSkerS.
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J. T. Cronin is training down to
feather-weight, preparatory to a several
round contest with ''Old Sol" In about
two more weeks the boys say he will
nOtbe able to see his own shadow.
Phil COrcoran has returned from his
late fishing excursion. He says the fish
bit all right, but the bait run out.